Japan-the Democratic Republic of the Congo Relations (Basic Data)

February 2010

Basic Data

Diplomatic Relations:: 30 June, 1960 (Date of the recognition of the State)
Japanese Nationals:: Number of Japanese nationals residing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: 32 (as of December 2005)
Trade with Japan (2004):: Exports: 269 million yen (wood, tobacco, rare metal, etc); Imports: 2,740 million yen (automobiles etc)
Direct Investment from Japan (cumulative total fiscal 1951-1998):: 84,022 million yen
Japan's Economic Cooperation:: List of Exchange of Notes; Loans: 49,754 million yen; Grants: 32,408 million yen; Technical cooperation: 6,766 million yen

VIP Visits

From Japan to the Democratic Republic of the Congo:

Year		Name
Nov.	1974	Foreign Minister KIMURA
Sep.	1981	Deputy Foreign Minister AICHI
Mar.	1984	Crown Prince and Princess
Aug.	2001	Members of the House of Councilors, Mr. YANO and Mr. YAMAUCHI
Aug.	2004	Japan-Africa Union (AU) Parliamentary Friendship League
Dec.	2006	Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Masayoshi HAMADA

From the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Japan:

Year	Name
Nov.	1990	Foreign Minister, Mushobekwa (Ceremony of the Enthronement of His Majesty the Emperor)
Jun.	1995	Prime Minister, KENGO
Sep.	1999	Special Presidential Envoy
Sep.	2001	Minister of Land, Environment and Tourism
Dec.	2001	Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (TICAD Ministerial Meeting)
Nov.	2002	Minister of Land, Environment and Tourism
Sep.	2003	Minister of Plan (TICAD III)
May.	2004	Vice-President YERODIA
Dec.	2004	Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation RAMAZANI
Mar.	2005	President Joseph KABILA

Cultural Grant (cumulative total fiscal 1975-2004)

122.0 million yen (Cultural Grant Aid)
0.2 million yen (Grant Assistance for Cultural Grassroots Projects)

Recent Trends

Grant aid is temporarily suspended except for grass-roots aid because of the conflict in the country. Japan strongly hopes that peace and stability in the country and the Great Lakes region will be restored as early as possible. In this regard, Japan has been taken every opportunity to appeal to the parties concerned for a peaceful resolution to the conflicts, especially through the fulfillment of the obligations under the Global and All-inclusive agreement signed in Pretoria in 2002. Japan decided to extend emergency grant assistance of about 7.57 million US$ to support the elections to be held this year in the DRC.

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